CAKE 2018 – A Review in Photos

CAKE 2018 Chicago Alternative Comics Expo Center on Halsted 3656 N, Halsted Avenue Chicago, IL 60613 Hosted once again by the Center on Halsted, CAKE continues to prove an important inspiring element in the exploration of art and comics. Unlike the mega-cons held at McCormick Place or out in Rosemont, this place just ...
June 4, 2018
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CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) 2016 in Review

CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) June 11-12, 2016 The Center on Halsted 3656 N Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60613 Though the tragic events in Orlando could be heard being discussed in the aisles at this year's event, there was a sense of victory felt throughout the expo. Once again, CAKE offered a broad ...
June 16, 2016
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Lane Milburn – Cartooning’s Strange Cosmic Web

Sifting through childhood memories, popular culture, otherworldly experiences, and comic's seminal artists, Lane Milburn has developed a distinct literary and visual cosmology that navigates alien worlds, literature, and tomfoolery. The COMP Magazine visited Milburn's Pilsen studio early this year to discuss Twelve Gems (Fantagraphics Books, 2014), his affinity ...
April 9, 2015
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